Flawed by Cecelia Ahern. Yes, yes, yes. I have been so excited about this book. This was my WoW pick back in December and I can’t wait to read it. – Celestine North lives a perfect life. She’s a model daughter and sister, she’s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she’s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan. But then Celestine encounters a situation in which she makes an instinctive decision. She breaks a rule and now faces life-changing repercussions. She could be imprisoned. She could be branded. She could be found FLAWED.

She by Michelle Latiolais. This synopsis reminds me of Go Ask Alice, a book that everyone read (including me) in my high school. – A nameless fifteen-year-old runs away to Los Angeles, seeking life beyond the harsh constraints of her evangelical upbringing. She is the narrative of her passage, from her escape on a bus through her quiet, determined progress across the city’s unforgiving terrain. The journey takes her into and around the lives of Angelinos from all walks: a dancer whose hyperactive sense of smell makes her fiance’s presence insufferable; a penniless botanist who earns her keep creating sugar-icing flowers to decorate glamorous wedding cakes she can never afford; a dentist lamenting the abuses done to the teeth of a patient for whom he has cared dutifully. Her odd encounters, set against the backdrop of Los Angeles’s flagrant wealth, cast into relief its eccentricities and the everyday trials faced by its collection of lost souls. Together these stories reflect and refract one another, illuminating a poignant, unflinching portrait of loss and the search for identity in its wake.

The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir by D. Watkins. I love me a good addiction memoir. – The smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore, D. was certain he would escape the life of drugs, decadence, and violence that had surrounded him since birth. But when his brother Devin is shot-only days after D. receives notice that he’s been accepted into Georgetown University-the plans for his life are exploded, and he takes up the mantel of his brother’s crack empire. D. succeeds in cultivating the family business, but when he meets a woman unlike any he’s known before, his priorities are once more put into question. Equally terrifying and hilarious, inspiring and heartbreaking, D.’s story offers a rare glimpse into the mentality of a person who has escaped many hells.

Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children
No Solicitations
No Visitors
No Quests

Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere… else. But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.

Surprise Me by Deena Goldstone. An Edelweiss book from last week. Again, they need to make a way to cancel a pending request so this doesn’t keep happening. – The fragile dream of becoming a writer takes hold of Isabelle Rothman during her senior year of college. Feeling brave, she begins a one-on-one tutorial with a once highly praised novelist, Daniel Jablonski, who is known on campus as eccentric, difficult, and disengaged. Despite his reputation, Isabelle loves his early novels and hopes Daniel can teach her the secrets of his luminous prose. But their first meeting is a disaster. He never read the chapters she submitted and will not apologize for being unprepared. He has lived up to his reputation, and she feels dismissed, humiliated, and furious. But slowly, over the semester, they gingerly form a bond that begins to anchor both of them. And over the next twenty years, as they live very separate lives—she in Northern California and he finally settled in a tiny New Hampshire town—they reach out to each other through e-mails, phone calls, and visits. Their continual connection helps Isabelle find the courage to take greater risks and push Daniel to work through layers of self-loathing and regret that have kept his career from flourishing. They are the single constant in each other’s life and the most profound influence.

From Edelweiss

Life Before by Michele Bacon. Sounds like an awesome summer YA read. – Seventeen years is a long time to keep secrets, and Xander Fife has gotten very good at it. Everyone believes he has a normal life and a normal family. If he can just get through this summer, he’ll start his real life in college with a clean slate–no risk, no drama, no fear. Even better, his plans for summer are awesome: lots of pick-up soccer, relaxing afternoons with friends, and an epic road trip. Xander is banking on some long overdue nights with his ideal girlfriend, the amazing Gretchen Taylor. Instead of kicking off what had promised to be an amazing summer, however, graduation day brings terror. His family’s secrets are thrust out into the open, and Xander must confront his greatest fear. And survive doing so. Armed with a fake ID, cash, and a knife, Xander skips town and assumes a new identity. Hundreds of miles from home and in danger, one thing is clear: Xander’s real life is already in progress and just getting through it isn’t enough.

So life happened and stuff at work and busy. I am starting to feel really bad about the lack of interaction I am providing recently. I know that I have a small group of dedicated followers who visit and comment and I have not had the time to reciprocate. To help me feel a little more connected I am going to start posting some discussions to really have a forum to interact, instead of just my reviews. I want to hear what you think and it’ll give me a centralized place to respond. I am planning on running them Sundays but don’t hold me to a schedule right now. I have my first one planned for March 13th, so keep an eye out for it. I am also thinking of adding a co-blogger. I am getting a little bogged down between work and life right now, and I have a lot of ideas for 125Pages but probably need help to make it happen. If you are interested let me know. You can shoot me an email or leave a comment (I do read them all).

The #30DayReadingIndie Challenge is now open. You can go check it out at Book Enthusiast Promotions for more info on how to get some great free reads. They also have a Facebook group that you can find here.

We are currently featuring Sarah J. Schmitt author of It’s a Wonderful Death. Sarah is also giving away an Audible copy of her book, so check out her interview and enter here (giveaway ends March 8th).

Up Next – Anna Mitchael and Michelle Sassa authors of Copygirlon March 15, 2016 (giving away a print copy) and on March 29, 2016, Gareth P. Jones author of No True Echowill be featured (Kindle copy giveaway).

Looks like you added some great books! Totally get being bogged down. I think everyone gets that people get busy and will be around more when they can. Good luck with finding a co-blogger!!Grace @ Rebel Mommy Book Blog recently posted…My TBR List March 2016 ~Series Starters

I read Save Me, Kurt Cobain a few weeks ago. I wasn’t sure about how I felt about it until things started to make sense towards the end of the book. Black Widow is a really fun book. I hope you enjoy it.Ardis @ Pondering The Prose recently posted…Stacking The Shelves #20

Annd you made me go request Every Heart a Doorway lol. It looks good! I hope you find a co-blogger and sometimes life gets in the way. Fantastic haul this week, enjoy them all!kimbacaffeinate recently posted…Sunday Post #203 Taking Control One Book at a Time

Great post! You’ve got some fab new books this week, I love the sound of most of them so will be adding them to my wishlist. I totally know that feeling of being snowed under, I hope you find a co-blogger soon and that it makes a big difference to have someone working with you on your blog.

I’ll keep my eyes peeled for your new feature next Sunday and look forward to it. I’d offer to be a coblogger, but to be honest, I’m bogged down with life and work too, well, not really bogged down, but “working” through some things at work, so I can semi-relate, I think.

I see Netgalley got ya. I avoided them this week. Got one book there but it’s for a tour so I think that doesn’t count. LOL Great haul by the way:) I sometimes fall behind on commenting on other blog posts. I usally try to browse posts while visiting these Sunday Posts. It’s so pretty out today, I’m going to take my computer outside to do that. Have a lovely week:)

Flawed was a book I received last year and hope to read now in March 🙂
I still have to read Firstlife! I’ve seen mixed reviews so I’m just bleh on it :/
It’s good to take breaks from time to time to focus on yourself. We understand this can be stressful so it’s okay to take time, even if it’s just a day or two, to sit back and relax 🙂Genesis @ Latte Nights Reviews recently posted…Weekly Latte Rewind ~ 3.5.2016

I think everyone understands that we ‘engage’ less with other blogs sometimes cos of other commitments. I know I follow a few people who NEVER comment on my blogs and yet I comment on theirs all of the time… so weird. But mostly we appear and disappear depending on other commitments.

I haven’t made any NetGalley requests for a while so once my hard copy TBR pile diminishes a little I’m going to have a look!!!!Deborah recently posted…Weekly check-in

Isn’t it a bother when life gets in the way of reading and blogging?! I know the feeling oh too well! 😉 Good luck with the new feature – I wish I could post more variety than book reviews, but it’s such a struggle to find the time to even get my reviews up on time!!

I love the sound of the new Cecilia Ahern book. I am a huge fan of her writing. I know exactly what you mean with life getting in the way sometimes. I have so many new ideas for the blog, but not enough time to put them all into action. Good luck with finding a co-blogger! Thank you for linking up to #TalkoftheTown.Heidi – @Cosmochicklitan recently posted…The Me and Mine Project (February)

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